China News Service, Beijing, November 29 (Reporter Ying Ni) "Based on his 90-year-old life, he radiates spiritual brilliance toward the poles of history and future." This is the comment of Wu Weishan, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and director of the National Art Museum of China. The words of Mr. Rong Geng, a member of Jinshi.

Exhibition scene by Du Yang

　　The “Tolerance is Great-Rong Geng Donation Exhibition” is currently being held in the National Art Museum of China. There are nearly 300 exhibits in 5 exhibition halls, including the first-class cultural relic Luan Shufeng from the National Museum of China, the Eighty Inscriptions of Lanting from the Palace Museum, Sun Yat-sen University Collection of manuscripts of "Bronze Inscriptions" etc.

According to incomplete statistics from various donor organizations, Rong Geng and his family have donated nearly 200 bronze wares, more than 1,200 paintings and calligraphy in the past, more than 10,000 sets of rare books, nearly 1,000 pieces of rubbings, collections of stones, letters of celebrities, and a large number of them. Manuscripts, block copies and transcripts of his works.

The essence and quantity of their donations are rare in the world.

　　On the 28th, Chen Yingjie, a professor and doctoral tutor of the School of Letters of Capital Normal University, gave the audience a lecture on "Art Lecture Hall of National Art Museum of China: A Random Talk on Achievements in Jinshi Studies by Mr. Rong Geng".

He focused on the two books written by Mr. Rong Geng, "Shang and Zhou Yi Ware" and "Bronze Inscriptions". He systematically sorted out the academic achievements of Mr. Rong Geng's bronze ware and inscriptions, and presented Mr. Rong Geng's colorfulness to the audience. The world of Jinshi.

The Warring States period bronze ware Luan Shushou photo by Du Yang

　　Chen Yingjie started from Rong Geng’s life and introduced the three nodes that affected Rong Geng’s fate and the two major fields of stone, calligraphy and painting he devoted his life to research; briefly combed the successors in the Rong Geng family, and generations of scholars reflected each other. Coquettish family background; sharing the friendship between Rong Geng and Mr. Luo Zhenyu between teachers and students, as well as the friendship between Rong Geng and many contemporary Hongru, can be called a good story in cultural history.

Combining Rong Geng's two most important works, "Shang Zhou Yiqi Tong Kao" and "Bronze Inscriptions", Chen Yingjie emphatically introduced his academic achievements in the field of epigraphy.

　　According to reports, as one of Rong Geng's most important academic works, the first draft of "Bronze Inscriptions" was completed by Rong Geng in his hometown of Dongguan.

At that time, the city of Guancheng was rich in humanities, and there were many famous families.

Rong Geng grew up in the homes of two prominent families, Rong Geng and Deng. He was deeply influenced by family traditions and family studies. Under the guidance, guidance and cultivation of his family's predecessors, he laid a solid academic foundation.

Under the guidance of his fourth uncle Deng Erya, Rong Geng chose Jinshi as the direction of his studies. It took six years to complete the first draft of "The Compilation of Jinwen".

At that time, the Guancheng family of the Rong and Deng clan experienced several lifetimes, giving birth to such things as Rong Heling, Rong Zuchun, Rong Geng, Rong Zhaozu, Rong Zhaoxin, Rong Yuan and Deng Rongjing, and Deng Erya. Literati.

Rong Geng was born in an official family of poets and scholars, and there are many achievers in the family.

Generations of scholars reflect on each other, each leading the way, extending and carrying forward the cultural heritage of Guancheng.

　　At the age of 29, Rong Geng went north to study, which became a turning point in his life.

When he was in Tianjin, he asked Luo Zhenyu, a paleographer and one of the founders of modern archaeology, with the manuscript of "Inscriptions on Inscriptions," and was appreciated by him.

Luo Zhenyu introduced Rong Geng to Ma Heng, saying that Rong Geng "can be accomplished by ruling ancient inscriptions."

Rong Geng, a middle school graduate, was admitted as a graduate student by the Institute of Chinese Studies at Peking University. Ma Heng was his tutor.

　　Ma Heng is a gold-stone archaeologist, calligraphy and seal carver, and the second president of Xiling Yinshe. He is known as the forerunner of modern Chinese archaeology.

He guided Rong Geng to combine inscription research with artifact archaeology.

After graduation, Rong Geng successively served as a professor at Yenching University and Peking University.

The manuscript of "Bronze Inscriptions" collected by Rong Geng in Sun Yat-sen University. Photo by Du Yang

　　During his stay in Beijing, Rong Geng compiled and published several authoritative works such as "Inscriptions on Inscriptions", "Tong Kao of Yi Tools in Shang and Zhou Dynasties", and Catalogs of Yi Tools in Wuying Temple, and gradually reached the peak of scholarship.

　　In 1946, 53-year-old Rong Geng returned to the land of Nanyue and became a professor, head of the Department of Chinese Literature of Lingnan University and editor-in-chief of "Lingnan Journal".

His academic focus shifted from writing utensils to calligraphy and calligraphy rubbings, cultivating supportive younger generations, studying calligraphy and calligraphy with great concentration, and compiling "Cong Tie Mu" and "Song Zhai Calligraphy and Calligraphy Notes", etc., which is outstanding.

　　Chen Yingjie said that today we taste the achievements of Mr. Rong Geng’s remarkable collection, pay tribute to Mr. Rong Geng’s academic heights, and more importantly, inherit his precious academic heritage, learn from his rigorous and pragmatic scholarly methods, and inherit his literati style, moral style and dedication The heart of the country for the people.

The lecture outlines a vivid and three-dimensional image of Mr. Rong Geng for the audience, and the style of Mr. Rong Geng also made the audience admire and admire him.

　　Mr. Rong Geng once said: "It is not easy to gather the reality, but how difficult is it to disperse? Instead of letting it go, it is better to dedicate it to the country now so that more people can make better achievements on the basis of their predecessors. "After the death of Mr., the children continued to donate the cultural relics he had not donated before his death to the country, following the instructions of his father’s legacy, and this is a great story in the history of Chinese collections.

　　It is reported that the "Rong Geng Donation Exhibition" will continue until December 5.

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